The Dakota Unfinished Dugout Canoe Wreck (21-HE-557) is the only known Native American dugout canoe in situ in Minnesota; and one of only 2 known unfinished dugouts found in archaeological contexts in the US. The incomplete nature of the dugout is archaeologically significant because of the amount of useful information that has been accumulated pertaining the construction process: score lines, cuts, axe cuts, and de-barking marks. It is possible the Dakota Unfinished Dugout Canoe Wreck was constructed as early as 1683, but using the the C14 data and relative dating of the site in combination more strongly supports a date range of 1802-1850; it is the oldest wreck on the lake bottom. It is a member of a group of personal watercraft on the bottom of the lake that represents 220 years - and possibly as much as 339 years - of Minnesota waterborne transportation.

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